APD: Driver who dragged body several miles thought she had flat tire

Dean Floyd Bush killed on Tunnel Road

Asheville police said a pedestrian was killed Monday evening when he was struck by two vehicles and dragged several miles by a third.

According to Asheville Police Sgt. Mike Lamb, the accident happened on Tunnel Road near Blue Ridge Parkway just before 7 p.m.

Police said a driver who was headed west on Tunnel Road saw the man, later identified as Dean Floyd Bush, walking in the roadway in front of her. She was unable to stop and hit Bush, who was thrown into the right lane.

A second vehicle then hit Bush. A third vehicle hit him, and he became lodged underneath the vehicle and was dragged from Tunnel Road, to Interstate 240 West to Charlotte Street, to College Street. At that time, the driver parked the vehicle and found Bush’s body.

Officer Ann Fowler said third driver did not realize she had hit someone. Fowler said the driver thought she had a flat tire.

Fowler said she thinks the rain made it hard for drivers to see. She said investigators will talk with the District Attorney's Office about possible charges.

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